Welcome to my website! I’m John Kraus, an 18-year-old photographer living on Florida’s Space Coast. My primary photographic interest is documenting rocket launches, but I enjoy shooting a wide variety of subjects, including landscapes, astrophotography, and much more around Florida.

Are you interested in displaying a stunning rocket launch print in your home? Check out my online print shop here.

Four USAF Thunderbirds are seen against strong afternoon sunlight at the 2018 Melbourne Air and Space Show on March 24th, 2018.

June 24th, 2016: Flying in its largest configuration, with a five-meter payload fairing, five Aerojet Rocketdyne solid rocket boosters, and one Centaur upper-stage engine, United Launch Alliance's Atlas V rocket launches the U.S. Navy's fifth Mobile User Objective System satellite.

January 19th, 2018: A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket soars into the starry nighttime Cape Canaveral sky with the SBIRS GEO-4 satellite on behalf of the United States Air Force.

January 19th, 2018: A United launch Alliance Atlas V rocket launches the United States Air Force's SBIRS GEO-4 satellite. Flying in the asymmetric 411 configuration, Atlas V flew with only one solid rocker booster. This closeup image shows the RD-180 engine and single Aerojet Rocketdyne AJ-60A solid rocket booster powering the Atlas V off the pad toward orbit.

Four USAF Thunderbirds soar over the Space Coast at the 2018 Melbourne Air and Space Show on March 25th, 2018.

April 2nd, 2018: A "flight-proven" SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches a previously-flown Dragon capsule toward the International Space Station on a dramatic, cloudy Florida afternoon.

Traveling at 17,500 miles an hour, or just under five miles per second, the International Space Station transits the full moon in this five-frame composite image taken from Cape Canaveral, Florida. This transit lasted only 0.58 seconds.

June 2nd, 2016: Following the launch of Thaicom 8, Falcon 9's first stage made a successful landing atop SpaceX's "Of Course I Still Love You" droneship, several hundred miles offshore of Florida's Space Coast. Several days later, OCISLY and its support ships arrived at Port Canaveral.

July 18th, 2016: SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket launches the CRS-9 mission toward the International Space Station and lands Falcon 9's first stage at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Landing Zone 1 in this three-photo long exposure composite image.

A surfer catches a wave underneath a rising full moon.

December 7th, 2016: United Launch Alliance's Delta IV Medium+ (5,4) rocket launches the eighth Wideband Global SATCOM satellite. This camera was placed only 45 yards from the base of the rocket. While the camera survived, the lens was heavily pitted by exhaust and debris, and has since been retired.

June 19th, 2016: Kyrie Irving's three pointer with 53 seconds remaining in Game 7 of the 2016 NBA Finals helps seal the Cleveland Cavaliers' first championship in franchise history.

The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds pass by the moon at the 2017 Melbourne Air and Space Show in Melbourne, Florida.

July 15th, 2017: Dr. Buzz Aldrin -- the second man to walk on the moon -- waves around a jacket as it was being auctioned at his ShareSpace Foundation's Apollo 11 Anniversary Gala at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex.

July 28th, 2016: A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket flying in the 421 configuration launches the National Reconnaissance Office's classified NROL-61 payload on a sunny Florida summer morning.

Cuki, the 45-foot sailboat that washed up on Melbourne Beach following Hurricane Irma in September 2017.

December 21st, 2015: SpaceX returns to flight after a June 2016 launch failure, delivering 11 ORBCOMM satellites to orbit. Following the successful launch, Falcon 9 made its first ever successful landing, returning to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station for a picture-perfect touchdown at Landing Zone 1.

March 16th, 2017: At 2:00 A.M. on a chilly Florida morning, SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket launches the EchoStar XXIII satellite to orbit. The rocket's first and second stage burns are visible in this single long exposure photograph.